This weekend, the combat world will turn its attention to a fight of little significance.
Jake Paul and Anderson Silva aren’t fighting for any titles nor do they even have ten professional boxing matches between the two of them. However, what they do have is star power—Paul from his background as a celebrity YouTuber and intriguing rise as a professional boxer over the last few years and Silva as a household name in the UFC for decades and a wily old competitor.
We preview the odds for this fight and breakdown some of the best bets to be made ahead of Saturday night.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 28th, 3:00 A.M. (EST)
Looking at the odds from bookmaker William Hill, we can see that Jake Paul has a moderate edge. The 25-year-old is at 1.50 to win outright against Anderson Silva’s 2.75.
Digging into the details of these odds slightly more, the odds for method of result reveal a little more about the bookie’s thoughts. The leading outcome is for Jake Paul to win on points with odds of 2.87 for this to occur. The next most likely result is actually for either man to win by knockout with both Paul and Silva paying odds of 3.25 for a knockout. Silva going the distance and winning is viewed as less likely with longer odds of 6.50 being offered by William Hill.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 28th, 3:00 A.M. (EST)
We think this one is likely to be the fight that wakes up a few critics in the boxing world.
Until late last year, few took Jake Paul seriously. He was seen as a novelty, a YouTuber that used his celebrity status to score a few soft fights as a professional boxer, but certainly not anyone who could threaten or build a reputable career. However, in the rematch against Tyron Woodley, Paul shook off a few of his critics by landing what ESPN awarded the knockout of the year with a right hook to his opponent in the sixth round.
If Paul can back this result up with another impressive finish against a name like Anderson Silva then surely a few ears will prick up around the boxing world. After all, Paul has knocked out every man he’s stepped into the ring with over the last three years and Silva is 47 years old with only one UFC win in the last decade.
Sounds like a recipe for a big result and with odds of 3.25 for a Paul knockout, there’s a healthy return in it for brave punters as well.
